Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.

Article about: 145 and 146 is definatly somthing to do with the weapons system as the same idea is in use today. The pilot can turn his weapon system to safe or not have all the required safety conditions

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Some really nice finds there LuckyStrike ... In picture 29 there is an item sitting on the battery ... from a distance it looks like the fins from a tail fuze arming vane ... could we have a close up pic of the cleaned up item?

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Hi Guys
Thank you so much for the ID help with some of my finds, Paul I'm very pleased to have the armament selector diagram identified and that it goes with the arming box I found. Nick thanks for sending the link to the picture of the wedge plate. Gremlin top marks and well spotted it is a tail fuse arming vane, I shall post a few more pictures soon including it.
John I think with the number of types of WW2 tooth brushes being located with varying colours, manufacture materials different sizes etc etc it would certainly make a colourful, interesting and cheap to acquire WW2 sub collection.
Steve it's great that you're up for getting out again Im hoping your foot will be better soon.

For reference I've discovered that the Control Panel plates shown in picture 34 are actually off the front of early airborne radar, both the Transmitter and Receiver were ASV-11, 176MHZ models and it appears the SS painted on the accumulator battery in picture 35 stands for Signals School.
Cheers
LUCKYSTRIKE

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Interesting selection LS, and all very well preserved. Steel items with paint on are unusual. You're right about the earphones, google gosport tubes and you should find a pic. the bakelite bit in 24 had a rubber bungee cord sticking out of one end. Have seen them on Hurricanes but don't know what they do! The clear crescent under number 29 could be the window off a radio: SpitfireSpares.com - warbird Radio
25 looks like a throttle lever, but isn't Lanc or Halifax. The G5 part number should mean a Gloster aircraft, but hardly any flew during the war. Going to look at the new pics now!

Nice bits. 51 onwards is part of the cockpit or turret framing off something. Cockpit interiors on British aircraft were usually painted green. Black outsides usually meant night bombers. Never seen stamps like those though. Will seek expert opinion!

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Here are a few more.

Whilst digging I came across the remains of a large sized civilian 1920's/30's decco style bakelite radio. Bakelite as you know is very brittle and it was in a sorry state so I only retained it's dial and one valve. But I am now thinking that the front wasn't too bad so I may perhaps retrieve the front and have ago at a cosmetic restoration for display. I'm pretty certain it was used during the war perhaps whilst the aero mechanics worked on aircraft or in the NAAFI or Mess. Listening to the latest dance music or perhaps important news announcements whilst tuning that dial. I like the dial with all those exotic city radio stations markings.

Sorry Ive taken a few pictures of these but I would dearly love an ID on them. Whilst digging I found quite a large hatch (I'll post pics later) and when I lifted it I found a load of these underneath.

Front

Back

Maker or quality marks?

They are marked either PORT or STB'D (STARBOARD).

This gives you an idea of the number recovered and I still have a few more to wash. Anyway looking at them the only sensible suggestion for use I can think of is foot pedals perhaps for a Rudder? What do you think?